This is so true, unfortunately. However, not only is constant texting or digital connectedness rude, but it is also eroding culture. People will soon forget how to be polite or how to speak to others when they are giving 100% of their attention. Additionally, people are losing the ability to memorize facts, songs, poems, speeches, etc., because they know that all of the information is a click away on some device, be it laptop, phone, or ipad. This lack of focus is making the US an ADD society. Many young people are unable to stay focused for more than two minutes before zoning out.

Perhaps the government should make a new national holiday: a day without technology...